Yesterday, I posted the Top 10 Posts in 2022 on our NJ Family Law Blog as measured by page views. Aside from publishing the posts directly on our blog, the
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Yesterday, I posted the Top 10 Posts in 2022 on our NJ Family Law Blog as measured by page views. Aside from publishing the posts directly on our blog, the…
Continue Reading Top 10 Posts Read in 2022 – JD Supra styleThe end of the year is the time for holiday merriment and top 10 lists. As a kid, I used to love to listen to Casey Kasem’s countdown of the…
Continue Reading Top 10 Posts of 2022I have blogged many times about the fact that there is no formula for alimony, and moreover, whenever a trial court imposes a formula, it is always reversed by the…
Continue Reading Appellate Division Rejects Formula for Alimony – Again!As 2022 comes to a close (who can believe it?), I find myself reflecting on the year past, and also planning for the year ahead. 2022 has certainly has its…
Continue Reading Top 10 Divorce Trends in 2022When the alimony statute was modified in 2014, aside from making 67 the presumptive, good faith retirement age, it also included multiple standards for the court to consider when a…
Continue Reading When Dealing With A Motion to Terminate Alimony, Courts Can Consider Prospective Retirement – No Really, They Can
For decades, cohabitation was grounds to at least get a review of alimony. When the alimony statute was amended in 2014, almost 8 years ago, the revisions made it easier…
Continue Reading Why Do Judges Keep Wrongly Denying Cohabitation Motions
When parties settle their cases, many if not most, expect that their agreement that they spent months or years negotiation will finally provide them with some peace. After all, if…
Continue Reading Court Sells Vacation Home to Pay Alimony and Equitable Distribution Arrears
Since the onset of the pandemic, New Jersey family law practitioners and litigants alike have been wondering how the obvious financial repercussions the pandemic has wrought on individuals’ financial circumstances…
Continue Reading New Jersey Appellate Division Rules: COVID is Not a Permanent Change of Circumstances to Modify Support
One of the more difficult scenarios to deal with during a divorce is when the higher earner who will likely have to pay alimony and child support, loses her/his job…
Continue Reading Losing Your Job During a Divorce – A Cautionary Tale About Quitting While You’re Ahead
Under the guise of the concept that “it costs more to live in two houses than it does one” or “when parties are living separate, they both can’t continue to…
Continue Reading Marital Lifestyle is the Standard for Pendente Lite Alimony Too